Category Archives: Food/Cooking

King Arthur Pumpkin Bread

I found this bread in the King Arthur Flour Whole Wheat Baking book – which, incidentally, has yet to yield a sub-par recipe – and it’s been a huge hit every time I’ve made it. Posting the recipe in full because, unlike many others, it does not appear on the KAF recipe site. Ingredients: 2 […]

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Common Appliances, Uncommon Uses

This is beyond cool. I love my slow cooker and waffle iron, but finding alternate (and incredibly awesome) uses for them makes them all the more valuable. Plus hey – 3 minute brownies. What’s not to like, except the inevitable weight gain? As we researched, we found people who brew beer in coffee makers or […]

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Rice Cookery

Cooking meals start to finish in a rice cooker.  Because I am exceptionally lazy, and because they turn out pretty good. Turkey Barley Goulash Casserole Rice Cooker Recipe – Food.com – 187781.

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The Web’s Best Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

I’ve you’ve never understood the term “food porn”, you will after ogling these sandwiches. Oh yeah, baby. I like it like that. The Web’s Best Grilled Cheese Sandwiches | Cool Material.

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One-Dish Meals

As a lazy cook and an even lazier cleaner, these recipes appeal. The fact that the ones I’ve tried so far have been super-tasty is even more incentive. One-Dish Meal Recipes – Food.com.

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Recipe: Baked Eggs in Tomato Sauce

Yes, please. today’s recipe: Baked Eggs in Chunky Tomato Sauce – Everyday Food Blog – MarthaStewart.com.

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Zucchini Squares

These were pretty good, even with the bacon omitted (not by choice, I assure you). I can only imagine that they’d be fantastic-er with it. http://southernfood.about.com/od/zucchinirecipes/r/Zucchini-Squares.htm

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Cranachan

I’m not fond of whisky (or alcohol of any kind) but this sounds simple and delicious. Cranachan  is a traditional Scottish dessert. In more modern times it is usually made from a mixture of whipped cream, whisky, honey preferably heather honey, and fresh raspberries, with toasted oatmeal soaked overnight in a little whisky. Atholl brose […]

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Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie

The title (and the reader quoted below) does not lie.  These were incredible. “These cookies are the pinnacle of perfection! If you want a big, fat, chewy cookie like the kind you see at bakeries and specialty shops, then these are the cookies for you!” via Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe – […]

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Kitchen SOS

One of my foodiest friends (and trust me, in my circle this is saying something) posted this on Facebook the other day.  I’m guilty of a lot of these kitchen crimes, though some unwittingly so.  If you spend any time at all on your cooking, these tips are worth a look. 8. You don’t know […]

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